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Esme is in huge debt thanks to bad advice from her financial advisor
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START: Amy Oh come on, I’m sorry, but this is outrageous …
Esme Oh Amy.
Amy You know it is.
Esme Do I?
Amy Mother, it’s just simple theft. You know what he’s done to you.
[... …]
END: Esme: I hate the idea of whingeing. I hate the idea of not taking your medicine and saying, ‘All right, I’ve had some bad luck. But that’s life.’
She goes across the room and sits down as if the matter were finished.
You’re not going to persuade me. So please let’s change the subject.
David Hare. David Hare: Plays 3. Faber & Faber, 2013. p.209-217
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